Thailand's giant pandas have finally produced a baby. Chiang Mai zoo director Thanapath said eight-year-old female Lin Hui gave birth to a baby panda weighing about 200 grams.

  The pandas, Lin Hui and Chuang Chuang, the zoo's star residents(居民)，had shown no interest in reproducing the traditional way since they both arrived on a 10-year loan from China in 2003. The zoo workers' efforts of artificial insemination(人工受孕）worked. The baby panda will officially belong to China but Thailand will raise it for about 24 months, Thanapath said.

  Thanapath said Lin Hui is very protective of her child and won't allow any officials to get close. " She holds the baby very carefully，" he said. " She knows how to be a mother even though she has never been one before. " The baby panda appears to be getting along well with its much larger mother.

  The birth appeared on the front pages of many Thai newspapers，which carried photos of the baby which is so tiny that it can be held in the hands of a zoo keeper. Other pictures showed the mother Lin Hui gently holding her baby. Thanapath said, "It is of great happiness to see the baby panda. We are so happy that we can breed a panda. Every worker at the zoo is proud and I think every Thai will be proud too."

  Breeding pandas is a common practice in China，where dozens are born each year. But it is a rare thing outside of the country. Giant pandas are among the world's most endangered ani?mals. Nearly 1 ，600 pandas are believed to survive in China and about 180 are being raised in zoos worldwide.

(   ) 5. It was the      time for Lin Hui to give birth to a baby.

A. first    B. second C. twelfth    D. eighth

(   ) 6. After about two years,the baby panda is likely to      

A.     remain in Thailand with its mother

B.     be sent to China as a international gift

C.     breed another panda if it wishes

D.     be returned to China as contracted

(   ) 7. From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that      

A.     the little panda are getting well with its mother

B.     most of the workers at the zoo come from China

C.     the baby panda is too big to be held in hands

D.     pandas are quite popular in Thailand

(   ) 8. What does the word "breed" in the fifth paragraph probably mean?

A.看管          B.撫養(yǎng)             C.繁殖            D.引起

  The plan put forward by Dr. Laughlin，and his colleagues Don Korycansky and Fred Ad?ams，needs carefully directing a comet so that it passes close by our planet and sends some of its gravitational energy to Earth.

"Earth's orbital speed would increase as a result and we would move to a higher orbit away from the sun," Laughlin said.

  Engineers would then direct their comet so that it passed close to Jupiter or Saturn. The comet would pick up energy from one of these giant planets. Later its orbit would bring it back to Earth,and the process would be repeated.

  In the short term，the plan provides an ideal way to global warming，although the team was actually concerned with a much greater danger. The sun is certain to heat up in about a billion years and so " seriously compromise" our biosphere(生物圈)一by cooking us.

  That's why the group decided to try to save Earth.

  The plan has one or two worrying aspects, however. For a start,space engineers would have to be very careful about how they directed their comet towards Earth. The smallest miscal?culation(誤算)in orbit could fire it straight at Earth―with deadly consequences.

  There is also the question of the moon. As the current issue of Scientific American maga?zine points out，if Earth was pushed out of its current position，it is " most likely the moon would be stripped away from Earth," it states. This would greatly change our planet's climate. 

(   ) 1. The purpose of the whole plan put forward by Dr. Laughlin and his companions is to

A.     break away from the effect from the sun

B.     direct the comet to pick up energy from Jupiter or Saturn

C.     make the sun colder for human beings to live on

D.     lengthen the working life of our planet

(   ) 2. If the plan were to be successfully carried out,Earth would have a working life of
      years.

A. 6 billion B. 12 billion C. 24 billion D. 48 billion

(   ) 3. What do the last two paragraphs imply?

A.     The plan itself might put us human in danger.

B.     It is not too late to put the plan into practice.

C.     The moon means a lot to the earth and the life on it.

D.     The plan should be stopped for the safety of the earth. 

(   ) 4. What can be the best title for the passage?

A.     Earth Is in Danger

B.     How to Save the Earth

C.     Move Earth―It's No Science Fiction

D. Two Worrying Aspects We Are Faced with

  We were the only family with children in the restaurant 。Suddenly，my baby Erik became 1  I looked around and saw an old woman with old clothes and 2 old shoes.His hair was 3 .He was waving my Eirk.  

  "He might 4 my Erik，”I thought. Everyone in the restaurant looked at us and then at the man. Then we decided to 5 My husband went to pay the check and told me to meet him 6   . The old man sat 7 the door and me.

As I walked 8to the man,I turned my back. Suddenly, Erik leaned over my arms,reaching with both arms in a baby's "pick-me-up" 9,10 I could stop him,Erik had escaped from my arms to the man's. 11 a very old smelly man and a very young baby de?veloped a kind of 12 .

  Erik,in the act of total 13 and love,laid his tiny head 14 the man's shoulder. The man closed his eyes,and I saw tears under his 15 His aged hands were full of pain and hard labor, 16 he held my baby so gently. A moment later, the old man 17 his eyes,passed me my baby and said, " God bless you,madam. You've given me the most 18 gift.”

  I19，with my face burning hot. A child saw a 20 ，but a mother saw only a suit of clothes.

(   ) 1. A. shocked    B. excited C. upset    D. ruined

(   ) 2. A. colorful    B. pretty C. dirty    D. formal

(   ) 3. A. unexpected    B. unwashed   C. untouched    D. unknown

(   ) 4. A. hurt    B. like      C. protect    D. praise

(   ) 5. A. greet    B. wait C. hide    D. leave

(   ) 6. A. outside    B. indoors C. halfway    D. upstairs

(   ) 7. A. among    B. between C. beside    D. nearby

(   ) 8. A. farther    B. more C. closer    D. less

(   ) 9. A. emotion    B. situation C. condition    D. position

(   ) 10. A. After    B. Since       C. When    D. Before

(   ) 11. A. Before long    B. In a while C. At the moment    D. At times

(   ) 12. A. communication    B. hardship

       C. friendship    D. responsibility

(   ) 13. A. sense    B. trust     C. appreciation    D. nature

(   ) 14. A. upon    B. below    C. above    D. around

(   ) 15. A. eyes    B. lashes     C. brows    D. ears

(   ) 16. A. so    B. but       C. or    D. and

(   ) 17. A. opened    B. closed     C. turned    D. cleared

(   ) 18. A. meaningless    B,curious    C. precious    D. common

(   ) 19. A. cried    B. smiled      C. screamed    D. sneered

(   ) 20. A. flesh    B. human      C. beggar    D. soul

主題:如何預(yù)防兒童沉溺于電腦游戲。專家建議：

1. 沉溺于電腦游戲?qū)τ趦和�的成長(zhǎng)是不利的，政府應(yīng)禁止兒童進(jìn)人網(wǎng)吧上網(wǎng)。

2. 給兒童提供盡可能多的度過(guò)空余時(shí)間的選擇，豐富多彩的活動(dòng)能幫助孩子減少玩電腦游戲的時(shí)間。

3. 父母應(yīng)多與孩子交流。通過(guò)父母的幫助,讓孩子們能夠明辨是非。
請(qǐng)將本次采訪寫(xiě)成一篇120詞左右的文章。

interview采訪   Internet bars網(wǎng)口巴   be addicted to/be absorbed in沉?弱于   harmful有害的beneficial有益的varied多樣的，豐富多彩的

  A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the net,use email and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop,and it affects their lives.

  Ten years ago，no one thought that using computers could become a compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessional behavior has af?fected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.

  They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don't concentrate on homework, so this ad?diction influences their grades and success at school. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life.

  They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.

  Because of the change in their behavior，they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life.   Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confi?dent with real live friends they have known all their life. It is a problem for the future. This ad?dictive behavior is beginning to affect all the world.

(   ) 5. The author's attitude towards weboholism is      

A. optimistic    B. positive
C. oppositive    D. acceptable
(   ) 6. The main idea of the passage is about      

A.     the cause of weboholism

B.     the advantage of weboholism

C.     the popularity of weboholism

D.     the influence of weboholism

(   ) 7. The underlined word " obsessional" in the second paragraph most probably means

A. attractive    B. addictive

C. professional    D. potential

(   ) 8. Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism?

A.     It contributes to the development of the web.

B.     The chat room language may change social culture.

C.     The problem will be getting more and more serious later.

D.     People addicted to computer often become inactive in real life.

  How I Turned to Be Optimistic

  I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.

  I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact,I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see―the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.

  The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost―having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad,and saw no end to "the hard times".

  My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms,translated at interviews with immigration of?ficers ,took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.

From my experiences I have learned one important rule：almost all common troubles even?tually go away！Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up，and just wait a little！I believe that my life will turn out all right,even though it will not be that easy. 

(   ) 1. How did the author get to know America?

A.     From her relatives.

B.     From her mother.

C.     From books and pictures.

D.     From radio programs.

(   ) 2. Upon leaving for America the author felt      

A. confused    B. excited

C. worried    D. amazed

(   ) 3. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?

A.     She worked as a translator.

B.     She attended a lot of job interviews.

C.     She paid telephone bills for her family.

D.     She helped her family with her English.
(   ) 4. The author believes that      

A.     her future will be free from troubles

B.     it is difficult to learn to become patient

C.     there are more good things than bad things

D.     good things will happen if one keeps trying

  Computers are everywhere. Nearly everything we do in the modern world is helped, and even 1 by computers. Computers are being used more and more 2in the world today, for the simple 3 that they are far more efficient than human beings. They have much better memories and can 4 huge amount of information. In fact,computers can do many of the things we do，but faster and better. They can pay wages，5 seats on planes，control ma?chines in factories, 6 tomorrow's weather, and even play chess, write poetry or compose music. 7   ，computers have got into every aspect of our life and work.

  In modern banking, we 8 wide use of computers. When people call in at the bank to find out the 9 of their account, the clerk 10 shows them a big book with handwritten entries. 11 he goes and gets a print-out from the computer which records all the details of cash or 12 paid into or drawn out of customers' accounts. If you have a 13 card from a bank，you can 14 money directly from a computer controlled by the bank computer with?out going to the bank.

  Computers are used a lot in 15 nowadays. They can make patients' appointments and keep patients' 16 . Just dial the computer and you can get information on a patient. Computers do not suffer from 17 of sleep, so they do not miss important points, and because they never 18 anything they've been told,they are often better at working out what is wrong with a patient. Some people even think we should all have 19 computer checks on
our health and then we would be able to cure most diseases in the early 20 .
(   ) 1. A. composed    B. controlled C. seized    D. provided

(   ) 2. A. magically    B. knowledgeably

        C. extensively    D. entertainingly

(   ) 3. A. way    B. reason    C. consequence    D. manner

(   ) 4. A. store    B. introduce    C. uncover    D. conceal

(   ) 5. A. take    B. occupy       C. preserve    D. reserve

(   ) 6. A. look out    B. hold out   C. make out    D. work out

(   ) 7. A. In case    B. In common     C. In short    D. In all

(   ) 8. A. make        B. put      C. do    D. bring

(   ) 9. A. balance    B. interest     C. debt    D. deposit

(   ) 10. A. no more    B. no better   C. no longer    D. no matter

(   ) 11. A. Rather    B. Instead     C. Meanwhile    D. Therefore

(   ) 12. A. items    B. books     C. coins    D. cheques

(   ) 13. A. typical    B. special   C. mysterious    D. rough

(   ) 14. A. pull         B. draw        C. drag    D. grasp

(   ) 15. A. arts    B. science     C. industry    D. medicine

(   ) 16. A. records    B. notes    C. promises    D. rules

(   ) 17. A. decline    B. starvation   C. drain    D. lack

(   ) 18. A. memorize    B. inform    C. convey    D. forget

(   ) 19. A. legal    B. stable     C. regular    D. considerate

(   ) 20. A. stages    B. levels     C. aspects    D. days

10. This medical team___________________________ 2 doctors and 6 nurses, (make)

這個(gè)醫(yī)療隊(duì)由兩名醫(yī)生和六名護(hù)士組成。

9. She is      a teacher after finishing four years' study in the university.(become)

經(jīng)歷了四年的大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)，她即將成為一名老師。

8. When              why he was absent from school yesterday, he told a lie.

(ask)

當(dāng)問(wèn)到為什么昨天沒(méi)來(lái)上學(xué)時(shí)，他撒了個(gè)謊。